Harbhajan banned over Symonds abuse

[jargan83]

I look forward to seeing the ICC explain it when Harbahjan's suspension gets overturned in the comming days. This is a joke, i agree Jono, should have let em piss off home. Then we could have done the same when it comes to touring India in october

[The InnFORCEr]

I would like them to find Hoogy in breach and then we try the same thing on!

[GIGS20]

Doesn't matter either way. The Indian Cricket administration has tested the water and know they have the ICC by the short and curlies. This will be sorted out on the pitch. Anyone for a firey third test in Perth?

Ricky Ponting should submit a page of sledges the team plans to use to the ICC before the match for approval. They should include the most demeaning and unreasonable things anybody close to the team can come up with. The approved sledges should get printed on cards and given to the Aussie players. Every time they are given the opportunity to speak to an indian player, they should refere to the card!

I might even watch this one!

[AndyS]

What they should do is refuse to address the Indians at all other than formal communications via the umpire - just smile politely and let Lee/Tait/Johnson rip at them.

[jono]

hopefully tait gets the record in this test.

[GIGS20]

Hopefully Gilly gets a souvenir of Harbajhan's Testicles, wrapped around a Shaun Tait Inswinger!

[jargan83]

Just read this on the foxsports website and apparently India has backed down on it's threat to go home but i smell a rat for some reason

Appeal outcome won't affect tour

January 13, 2008 INDIA'S tour of Australia will continue whatever the result of the Indian board's (BCCI) appeal against spinner Harbhajan Singh's ban for racial abuse, its president Sharad Pawar said.

Harbhajan's emotion-charged appeal against a three-match suspension for racially abusing Australia's Andrew Symonds in last week's second Test in Sydney is likely to be heard after the third Test in Perth, although the ICC is yet to announce a date.

It was initially thought that if the suspension stood the BCCI would consider sending the Indian team home before next month's one-day series with Sri Lanka and hosts Australia.

But Pawar told the Hindustan Times newspaper: "There's no question of a pullout.

"The series will not be affected. We are focused on fighting Harbhajan's case, but it all should be within the game."

Australian spinner Brad Hogg is expected to face an ICC disciplinary hearing in Perth on Monday charged with making an offensive remark to Indian batsmen Anil Kumble and Mahendra Singh Dhoni during the Sydney Test.

If Hogg is cleared of the charge the Western Australia player faces another hurdle at the selection table with Australia likely to recall South Australian quick Shaun Tait to the eleven as part of a four-man pace attack on the bouncy WACA pitch for the third Test.

The Indian team travels to Perth after completing a three-day tour game against the ACT XI in Canberra.

India's opening batsman Virender Sehwag, who appears to have sealed his Test recall with a sparkling 113 off 78 balls against the ACT XI, said the tourists will not back down if the Australians talk tough in Perth.

"We just want to come and play cricket. If they say something, we will also talk back, but hopefully there would be nothing against the spirit of cricket," he told Star Cricket.

"Australians are famous at sledging. If they start it, we will not be quiet.

"And that's how it should be, why should we be quiet? In the next Test, considering the circumstances, there might not be any chat."


AAP

[GIGS20]

........ and there might be a LOT of chat, my money's on the latter!

[Flamethrower]

Hopefully Gilly gets a souvenir of Harbajhan's Testicles, wrapped around a Shaun Tait Inswinger!

Were would you keep a souvenir like that??

[Burgs]

Tony Grieg could make a lovely presentation case to feature them.

[brokendown gunfighter]

Tony Grieg could make a lovely presentation case to feature them.

authenticated of course

[Burgs]

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